Okay. As this progressed on the Saturday it happened, I refused to post about it, because essentially everyone knew by one o'clock. The reality is, that Amy Winehouse' death is for our musical generation, what Janis Joplin's, Kurt Cobain's, Stevie Ray Vaughan's, Jimi Hendrix's, etc. respective deaths were for theirs.
Simply put, if you're not good at life, stop complaining until you turn 30, please. I neglected to post about Amy Winehouse directly because her death was an absolute tragedy. I do not know if it was drugs, but the recent revelation is that it actually wasn't, and that it was her quitting booze too quickly. The police wouldn't speculate at the time. However, as facts become clearer, we can all know this: she will be bigger than anyone ever thought she could be when she broke on the scene at the age I am now: 19, and she was huge. Rest in peace, and we will miss you, have fun jamming with Hendrix, Cobain, Vaughan, and she died at 27 years old. If you are older than 30, count yourself lucky that you didn't become a music sensation straight out of high school, like she did.
She died, at what many crass, offensive music DJ's from the 70's, 80's and the 90's used to call "the magic age". Truth be told, she started drugs shortly after all the success from her first album, by then she was 19 and already huge, as most are aware, but she was not that person when she became famous. She was my age when she did her first interview with one of Canada's biggest radio show hosts, and he almost cried on air on CBC on Saturday, and Jian Ghomeshi does not ever come close to even making mistakes on air. He's clearly still mourning, and I would not be surprised if he's back on vacation for another week, as this has completely and utterly devastated the music world, the worst part: reading Mr. Winehouse's statement in this article. I'm done the blog for today, don't expect another post, as I honestly cannot function today, and haven't been able to all weekend.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jul/25/amy-winehouse-father-thanks-fans
Still, be good to eachother, love each other, and most of all, count yourself lucky to be alive. Amy Winehouse, I know you will be missed by all who your music touched, and in today's age of one-hit wonder pop acts (that list could fill a whole blog by itself!) your effect has still not even come close to being felt. Rest in peace.
I didn't know too much of her music, but what I knew of it was her talking a lot about her battles with addiction and how drugs and alcohol controlled her life. In retrospect, one would hope that gives a clear message to people about the dangers of substance abuse.
ReplyDeleteShe will be deeply missed, what an amazing voice. The 27 club has a new member. Yes she died at 27, not 28. lol.